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[ { "content": "(IL) Post office scribbles over our \"return to sender\" notes and keeps giving us mail that isn't ours Since we moved into our apartment 2 years ago we've been getting mail sent by the military for a guy who doesn't live here. As the title says, we consistently write RTS and \"wrong address\" on the envelopes, in addition to talking face to face with the postmen and post office about it but they keep sticking it back in our mailbox. Now it's at the point where they are marking out our RTS notes and putting the envelopes back in. I doubt we can just throw this mail away but we're sick of getting it. What is the proper legal action when even the post office won't do anything?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "A few years ago the mailman was delivering what looked like greeting cards with no return address for this sweet little old lady that used to live at my address and so I found her in the phone book to try and explain what was going on so she could update her address but in the end I just started mailing them to her since she and her old friends were so confused about the whole thing. She would send me the occasional thank you card and she passed away about a year later. Her elderly friends then sent the sympathy cards to my house of course! I managed to track down her son to send them to him. RIP Thelma I had no idea you could file a change of address on someone else until reading this today", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "(IL) Post office scribbles over our \"return to sender\" notes and keeps giving us mail that isn't ours Since we moved into our apartment 2 years ago we've been getting mail sent by the military for a guy who doesn't live here. As the title says, we consistently write RTS and \"wrong address\" on the envelopes, in addition to talking face to face with the postmen and post office about it but they keep sticking it back in our mailbox. Now it's at the point where they are marking out our RTS notes and putting the envelopes back in. I doubt we can just throw this mail away but we're sick of getting it. What is the proper legal action when even the post office won't do anything?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Not a lawyer but have been receiving my ex-downstairs-neighbor's mail for 2 years, lmk what works?", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "(IL) Post office scribbles over our \"return to sender\" notes and keeps giving us mail that isn't ours Since we moved into our apartment 2 years ago we've been getting mail sent by the military for a guy who doesn't live here. As the title says, we consistently write RTS and \"wrong address\" on the envelopes, in addition to talking face to face with the postmen and post office about it but they keep sticking it back in our mailbox. Now it's at the point where they are marking out our RTS notes and putting the envelopes back in. I doubt we can just throw this mail away but we're sick of getting it. What is the proper legal action when even the post office won't do anything?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "A few years ago the mailman was delivering what looked like greeting cards with no return address for this sweet little old lady that used to live at my address and so I found her in the phone book to try and explain what was going on so she could update her address but in the end I just started mailing them to her since she and her old friends were so confused about the whole thing. She would send me the occasional thank you card and she passed away about a year later. Her elderly friends then sent the sympathy cards to my house of course! I managed to track down her son to send them to him. RIP Thelma I had no idea you could file a change of address on someone else until reading this today", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "(IL) Post office scribbles over our \"return to sender\" notes and keeps giving us mail that isn't ours Since we moved into our apartment 2 years ago we've been getting mail sent by the military for a guy who doesn't live here. As the title says, we consistently write RTS and \"wrong address\" on the envelopes, in addition to talking face to face with the postmen and post office about it but they keep sticking it back in our mailbox. Now it's at the point where they are marking out our RTS notes and putting the envelopes back in. I doubt we can just throw this mail away but we're sick of getting it. What is the proper legal action when even the post office won't do anything?", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Can you ask your apartment complex if he left a forwarding address? When this happened to me (house not apartment though), my landlord took the mail and forwarded it to the old tenant.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "[AK] My landlord isn't providing an option for me to receive mail? I am a disabled veteran and I am not allowed to drive due to my conditions. I just moved into a new apartment and asked the landlord where is the mailbox/how do I pick up my packages because I have my medicines from the VA being mailed to me. She responded saying \"You need to open a PO Box at the post office\". And I'm not sure this is legal? How am I supposed to get to the post office??? It's a rural town in Alaska) and there's 1 Uber driver (guy name Christopher... Everyone knows him, really nice guy) but he isn't always driving.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "If there is carrier delivery in your zip code you might qualify for a hardship delivery. That means the carrier will bring the mail to your door. You will need a drs note to prove you need the service.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "[AK] My landlord isn't providing an option for me to receive mail? I am a disabled veteran and I am not allowed to drive due to my conditions. I just moved into a new apartment and asked the landlord where is the mailbox/how do I pick up my packages because I have my medicines from the VA being mailed to me. She responded saying \"You need to open a PO Box at the post office\". And I'm not sure this is legal? How am I supposed to get to the post office??? It's a rural town in Alaska) and there's 1 Uber driver (guy name Christopher... Everyone knows him, really nice guy) but he isn't always driving.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "There is a possibility the landlord does not own the land from the curb 4ft in and you may have a right to install a mailbox. Thats how it is in CT here because I use a PO Box and I brought this up to the postmaster. Luckily, I live near the PO.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "[AK] My landlord isn't providing an option for me to receive mail? I am a disabled veteran and I am not allowed to drive due to my conditions. I just moved into a new apartment and asked the landlord where is the mailbox/how do I pick up my packages because I have my medicines from the VA being mailed to me. She responded saying \"You need to open a PO Box at the post office\". And I'm not sure this is legal? How am I supposed to get to the post office??? It's a rural town in Alaska) and there's 1 Uber driver (guy name Christopher... Everyone knows him, really nice guy) but he isn't always driving.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "If there is carrier delivery in your zip code you might qualify for a hardship delivery. That means the carrier will bring the mail to your door. You will need a drs note to prove you need the service.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "[AK] My landlord isn't providing an option for me to receive mail? I am a disabled veteran and I am not allowed to drive due to my conditions. I just moved into a new apartment and asked the landlord where is the mailbox/how do I pick up my packages because I have my medicines from the VA being mailed to me. She responded saying \"You need to open a PO Box at the post office\". And I'm not sure this is legal? How am I supposed to get to the post office??? It's a rural town in Alaska) and there's 1 Uber driver (guy name Christopher... Everyone knows him, really nice guy) but he isn't always driving.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Do you know for a fact mail is delivered to the apartment. Not familiar with your area but where I live many of the small towns USPS only has rural carriers so if you live in town you have to have a PO box", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "[OH] My girlfriend's youngest daughter (4) has talked about her father (living in VA) multiple times of abusing her. He \"checks\" her privates for hair, he tells her, to make sure she's growing up, etc. The local child protection agency has done multiple \"investigations\" which consisted entirely of calling him and asking, \"Did you do molest your children?\" and him saying, \"No. In fact, I want to report that her mother is molesting them.\" At that, they dismiss everything as a sour divorce tit-for-tat. One of the investigations was even triggered by the girl's counselor who was concerned the abuse was real and not something the girl was making up. THAT investigation also resulted in the agency conducting an interview over the phone with the accused and reporting back to her mother, \"He denied it. End of investigation.\" This past week the little girl has started to talk about it again. Both her and her brother know sexual things way beyond their years that their mother did not teach them and I know that's one of the signs of abuse. My question is, where do we turn to now?! The \"child protection\" agency in our county has completely written off the allegations that the child has made and continues to make, in very vivid detail. Their mother is distraught, and has practically given up because she doesn't know where to turn, and decided that maybe the best thing is to get her on birth control as early as she can be if no agency is going to do anything about it. The father has made false allegations against members of her family (which got FULL investigations for some reason) and they determined that the father had coached the kids on what to say. He has threatened to make more accusations against her family and anyone she dates in order to make her life hell. She has told the agency this and they do nothing. We don't know what to do. Help!", "role": "user" }, { "content": "You have evidence that a serious felony is occurring. Run, don't walk, to the police. The end.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "[OH] My girlfriend's youngest daughter (4) has talked about her father (living in VA) multiple times of abusing her. He \"checks\" her privates for hair, he tells her, to make sure she's growing up, etc. The local child protection agency has done multiple \"investigations\" which consisted entirely of calling him and asking, \"Did you do molest your children?\" and him saying, \"No. In fact, I want to report that her mother is molesting them.\" At that, they dismiss everything as a sour divorce tit-for-tat. One of the investigations was even triggered by the girl's counselor who was concerned the abuse was real and not something the girl was making up. THAT investigation also resulted in the agency conducting an interview over the phone with the accused and reporting back to her mother, \"He denied it. End of investigation.\" This past week the little girl has started to talk about it again. Both her and her brother know sexual things way beyond their years that their mother did not teach them and I know that's one of the signs of abuse. My question is, where do we turn to now?! The \"child protection\" agency in our county has completely written off the allegations that the child has made and continues to make, in very vivid detail. Their mother is distraught, and has practically given up because she doesn't know where to turn, and decided that maybe the best thing is to get her on birth control as early as she can be if no agency is going to do anything about it. The father has made false allegations against members of her family (which got FULL investigations for some reason) and they determined that the father had coached the kids on what to say. He has threatened to make more accusations against her family and anyone she dates in order to make her life hell. She has told the agency this and they do nothing. We don't know what to do. Help!", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Paging /u/Napalmenator", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "[OH] My girlfriend's youngest daughter (4) has talked about her father (living in VA) multiple times of abusing her. He \"checks\" her privates for hair, he tells her, to make sure she's growing up, etc. The local child protection agency has done multiple \"investigations\" which consisted entirely of calling him and asking, \"Did you do molest your children?\" and him saying, \"No. In fact, I want to report that her mother is molesting them.\" At that, they dismiss everything as a sour divorce tit-for-tat. One of the investigations was even triggered by the girl's counselor who was concerned the abuse was real and not something the girl was making up. THAT investigation also resulted in the agency conducting an interview over the phone with the accused and reporting back to her mother, \"He denied it. End of investigation.\" This past week the little girl has started to talk about it again. Both her and her brother know sexual things way beyond their years that their mother did not teach them and I know that's one of the signs of abuse. My question is, where do we turn to now?! The \"child protection\" agency in our county has completely written off the allegations that the child has made and continues to make, in very vivid detail. Their mother is distraught, and has practically given up because she doesn't know where to turn, and decided that maybe the best thing is to get her on birth control as early as she can be if no agency is going to do anything about it. The father has made false allegations against members of her family (which got FULL investigations for some reason) and they determined that the father had coached the kids on what to say. He has threatened to make more accusations against her family and anyone she dates in order to make her life hell. She has told the agency this and they do nothing. We don't know what to do. Help!", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Police are the next step. The children need forensic interviews done.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "[OH] My girlfriend's youngest daughter (4) has talked about her father (living in VA) multiple times of abusing her. He \"checks\" her privates for hair, he tells her, to make sure she's growing up, etc. The local child protection agency has done multiple \"investigations\" which consisted entirely of calling him and asking, \"Did you do molest your children?\" and him saying, \"No. In fact, I want to report that her mother is molesting them.\" At that, they dismiss everything as a sour divorce tit-for-tat. One of the investigations was even triggered by the girl's counselor who was concerned the abuse was real and not something the girl was making up. THAT investigation also resulted in the agency conducting an interview over the phone with the accused and reporting back to her mother, \"He denied it. End of investigation.\" This past week the little girl has started to talk about it again. Both her and her brother know sexual things way beyond their years that their mother did not teach them and I know that's one of the signs of abuse. My question is, where do we turn to now?! The \"child protection\" agency in our county has completely written off the allegations that the child has made and continues to make, in very vivid detail. Their mother is distraught, and has practically given up because she doesn't know where to turn, and decided that maybe the best thing is to get her on birth control as early as she can be if no agency is going to do anything about it. The father has made false allegations against members of her family (which got FULL investigations for some reason) and they determined that the father had coached the kids on what to say. He has threatened to make more accusations against her family and anyone she dates in order to make her life hell. She has told the agency this and they do nothing. We don't know what to do. Help!", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Paging /u/Napalmenator", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "[TX] Local home builder drops nails all over our roads, leaving us with constant tire punctures. They won’t pay for tires or street sweeping, what can we do? I live in a new community right outside of Austin, all built by the same builder. Over the past few months, folks who live here have had to replace numerous tires due to nail punctures. When I take my daughter on walks around the neighborhood, we collect nails from the streets! They are coming off of trucks that come and go from the sites still under construction. Various neighbors have tried to be compensated for tires or asked them to pay for street sweeping. The builder says he won’t do anything, it’s not his problem. Our HOA says it’s not something they can make the builder do. Do we have any chance at getting to them if we hire legal representation? We’re also a bit rural, outside of the incorporated town limits of an Austin suburb. So I’m not sure if the town would even send a street sweeper. We’re talking 30+ new tires and countless patches. Im trying to collect an actual count from neighbors.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "The builder will not change their behavior until they suffer consequences for their actions. You need to collect evidence and reach out to institutions that have leverage over them in order to force them to change their behavior. They need permits from the city in order to build, so reach out to the city and inform them of what's going on. Talk to your neighbors and perhaps get a group to go together to a city hall meeting. Contact the police and see if dropping nails from a vehicle constitutes a traffic offense. And get a consultation with a lawyer to see about going after the builder in court. As far as getting money out of them in court, you'll have to prove that they dropped the nails and that you could not have reasonably prevented yourself from running over them. I can't really give you a percentage estimate of the chances of winning - that question would be best asked of your lawyer. But you should definitely reach out to one.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "[TX] Local home builder drops nails all over our roads, leaving us with constant tire punctures. They won’t pay for tires or street sweeping, what can we do? I live in a new community right outside of Austin, all built by the same builder. Over the past few months, folks who live here have had to replace numerous tires due to nail punctures. When I take my daughter on walks around the neighborhood, we collect nails from the streets! They are coming off of trucks that come and go from the sites still under construction. Various neighbors have tried to be compensated for tires or asked them to pay for street sweeping. The builder says he won’t do anything, it’s not his problem. Our HOA says it’s not something they can make the builder do. Do we have any chance at getting to them if we hire legal representation? We’re also a bit rural, outside of the incorporated town limits of an Austin suburb. So I’m not sure if the town would even send a street sweeper. We’re talking 30+ new tires and countless patches. Im trying to collect an actual count from neighbors.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I am not a lawyer so take everything with a grain of salt. You can sue anybody for anything. That doesnt mean it will stick in court. You say the nails are falling off the back of trucks. Are the roads public or private roads. If they are Public the DOT (Not sure if TX has or Austin but look it up) may be very interested. Also if you can get video or dashcam footage of the nails falling off the backs of trucks. It only helps your position and you may want to contact your insurance or a lawyer at that point. The HOA could theoretically do something but it isn't the HOA's job or issue as it affects individual residents. I would speak with others who have their tires punctured and gather evidence that it is the builders trucks dropping nails. Then you can all chip in for a lawyer and sue the Builder if the lawyer believes you have a case. If you got tires replaced through insurance your insurance may be interested as this will allow them to recoup the money.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "[TX] Local home builder drops nails all over our roads, leaving us with constant tire punctures. They won’t pay for tires or street sweeping, what can we do? I live in a new community right outside of Austin, all built by the same builder. Over the past few months, folks who live here have had to replace numerous tires due to nail punctures. When I take my daughter on walks around the neighborhood, we collect nails from the streets! They are coming off of trucks that come and go from the sites still under construction. Various neighbors have tried to be compensated for tires or asked them to pay for street sweeping. The builder says he won’t do anything, it’s not his problem. Our HOA says it’s not something they can make the builder do. Do we have any chance at getting to them if we hire legal representation? We’re also a bit rural, outside of the incorporated town limits of an Austin suburb. So I’m not sure if the town would even send a street sweeper. We’re talking 30+ new tires and countless patches. Im trying to collect an actual count from neighbors.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "In the construction industry. A call to OSHA notifying them of unsafe work practices can also be VERY troublsome for a builder and their subcontractors. OSHA has an obligation to visit and inspect for unsafe work practices especially after they've been notified. You could photograph workmen performing tasks where they would need to be tied off and are not compliant. Any time work is performed 6' above the ground or higher requires that individual to be securely tied off to prevent falls. Failure to do so is the most serious type of violation and always results in an inspection and follow up inspection to ensure compliance. Residential contractors never comply with this regulation. Often times the threat of notifying OSHA can persuade contractors to fall into line.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "[TX] Local home builder drops nails all over our roads, leaving us with constant tire punctures. They won’t pay for tires or street sweeping, what can we do? I live in a new community right outside of Austin, all built by the same builder. Over the past few months, folks who live here have had to replace numerous tires due to nail punctures. When I take my daughter on walks around the neighborhood, we collect nails from the streets! They are coming off of trucks that come and go from the sites still under construction. Various neighbors have tried to be compensated for tires or asked them to pay for street sweeping. The builder says he won’t do anything, it’s not his problem. Our HOA says it’s not something they can make the builder do. Do we have any chance at getting to them if we hire legal representation? We’re also a bit rural, outside of the incorporated town limits of an Austin suburb. So I’m not sure if the town would even send a street sweeper. We’re talking 30+ new tires and countless patches. Im trying to collect an actual count from neighbors.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I'd go to each site and compare nails to see where it might have come from.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "[TX] Local home builder drops nails all over our roads, leaving us with constant tire punctures. They won’t pay for tires or street sweeping, what can we do? I live in a new community right outside of Austin, all built by the same builder. Over the past few months, folks who live here have had to replace numerous tires due to nail punctures. When I take my daughter on walks around the neighborhood, we collect nails from the streets! They are coming off of trucks that come and go from the sites still under construction. Various neighbors have tried to be compensated for tires or asked them to pay for street sweeping. The builder says he won’t do anything, it’s not his problem. Our HOA says it’s not something they can make the builder do. Do we have any chance at getting to them if we hire legal representation? We’re also a bit rural, outside of the incorporated town limits of an Austin suburb. So I’m not sure if the town would even send a street sweeper. We’re talking 30+ new tires and countless patches. Im trying to collect an actual count from neighbors.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Call the DOT. They can make the owner of that company’s life hell if they choose to!", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "[TX] Local home builder drops nails all over our roads, leaving us with constant tire punctures. They won’t pay for tires or street sweeping, what can we do? I live in a new community right outside of Austin, all built by the same builder. Over the past few months, folks who live here have had to replace numerous tires due to nail punctures. When I take my daughter on walks around the neighborhood, we collect nails from the streets! They are coming off of trucks that come and go from the sites still under construction. Various neighbors have tried to be compensated for tires or asked them to pay for street sweeping. The builder says he won’t do anything, it’s not his problem. Our HOA says it’s not something they can make the builder do. Do we have any chance at getting to them if we hire legal representation? We’re also a bit rural, outside of the incorporated town limits of an Austin suburb. So I’m not sure if the town would even send a street sweeper. We’re talking 30+ new tires and countless patches. Im trying to collect an actual count from neighbors.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I'd go to each site and compare nails to see where it might have come from.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "[TX] Local home builder drops nails all over our roads, leaving us with constant tire punctures. They won’t pay for tires or street sweeping, what can we do? I live in a new community right outside of Austin, all built by the same builder. Over the past few months, folks who live here have had to replace numerous tires due to nail punctures. When I take my daughter on walks around the neighborhood, we collect nails from the streets! They are coming off of trucks that come and go from the sites still under construction. Various neighbors have tried to be compensated for tires or asked them to pay for street sweeping. The builder says he won’t do anything, it’s not his problem. Our HOA says it’s not something they can make the builder do. Do we have any chance at getting to them if we hire legal representation? We’re also a bit rural, outside of the incorporated town limits of an Austin suburb. So I’m not sure if the town would even send a street sweeper. We’re talking 30+ new tires and countless patches. Im trying to collect an actual count from neighbors.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "If the streets are private, the HOA may be able to restrict the builder's use of them. If he were faced with the prospect of parking blocks away and hand carrying stuff, he'd be a lot more careful about nails.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "[TX] Local home builder drops nails all over our roads, leaving us with constant tire punctures. They won’t pay for tires or street sweeping, what can we do? I live in a new community right outside of Austin, all built by the same builder. Over the past few months, folks who live here have had to replace numerous tires due to nail punctures. When I take my daughter on walks around the neighborhood, we collect nails from the streets! They are coming off of trucks that come and go from the sites still under construction. Various neighbors have tried to be compensated for tires or asked them to pay for street sweeping. The builder says he won’t do anything, it’s not his problem. Our HOA says it’s not something they can make the builder do. Do we have any chance at getting to them if we hire legal representation? We’re also a bit rural, outside of the incorporated town limits of an Austin suburb. So I’m not sure if the town would even send a street sweeper. We’re talking 30+ new tires and countless patches. Im trying to collect an actual count from neighbors.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I am not a lawyer so take everything with a grain of salt. You can sue anybody for anything. That doesnt mean it will stick in court. You say the nails are falling off the back of trucks. Are the roads public or private roads. If they are Public the DOT (Not sure if TX has or Austin but look it up) may be very interested. Also if you can get video or dashcam footage of the nails falling off the backs of trucks. It only helps your position and you may want to contact your insurance or a lawyer at that point. The HOA could theoretically do something but it isn't the HOA's job or issue as it affects individual residents. I would speak with others who have their tires punctured and gather evidence that it is the builders trucks dropping nails. Then you can all chip in for a lawyer and sue the Builder if the lawyer believes you have a case. If you got tires replaced through insurance your insurance may be interested as this will allow them to recoup the money.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "[TX] Local home builder drops nails all over our roads, leaving us with constant tire punctures. They won’t pay for tires or street sweeping, what can we do? I live in a new community right outside of Austin, all built by the same builder. Over the past few months, folks who live here have had to replace numerous tires due to nail punctures. When I take my daughter on walks around the neighborhood, we collect nails from the streets! They are coming off of trucks that come and go from the sites still under construction. Various neighbors have tried to be compensated for tires or asked them to pay for street sweeping. The builder says he won’t do anything, it’s not his problem. Our HOA says it’s not something they can make the builder do. Do we have any chance at getting to them if we hire legal representation? We’re also a bit rural, outside of the incorporated town limits of an Austin suburb. So I’m not sure if the town would even send a street sweeper. We’re talking 30+ new tires and countless patches. Im trying to collect an actual count from neighbors.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I'm going to take a different tack. Call the DOT, not the police. There are consequences for commercial vehicles with unsecured loads, I have seen trucks towed for allowing dirt/stones to blow off them.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "[TX] Local home builder drops nails all over our roads, leaving us with constant tire punctures. They won’t pay for tires or street sweeping, what can we do? I live in a new community right outside of Austin, all built by the same builder. Over the past few months, folks who live here have had to replace numerous tires due to nail punctures. When I take my daughter on walks around the neighborhood, we collect nails from the streets! They are coming off of trucks that come and go from the sites still under construction. Various neighbors have tried to be compensated for tires or asked them to pay for street sweeping. The builder says he won’t do anything, it’s not his problem. Our HOA says it’s not something they can make the builder do. Do we have any chance at getting to them if we hire legal representation? We’re also a bit rural, outside of the incorporated town limits of an Austin suburb. So I’m not sure if the town would even send a street sweeper. We’re talking 30+ new tires and countless patches. Im trying to collect an actual count from neighbors.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "The builder will not change their behavior until they suffer consequences for their actions. You need to collect evidence and reach out to institutions that have leverage over them in order to force them to change their behavior. They need permits from the city in order to build, so reach out to the city and inform them of what's going on. Talk to your neighbors and perhaps get a group to go together to a city hall meeting. Contact the police and see if dropping nails from a vehicle constitutes a traffic offense. And get a consultation with a lawyer to see about going after the builder in court. As far as getting money out of them in court, you'll have to prove that they dropped the nails and that you could not have reasonably prevented yourself from running over them. I can't really give you a percentage estimate of the chances of winning - that question would be best asked of your lawyer. But you should definitely reach out to one.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Landlord won’t fix the heat and it’s-6 degrees outside No heat: I live in an apartment complex that shares heat and we have our own digital dial to control our heat. We put a maintenance request about 3 weeks ago, because we haven’t heard the heat turn on. So we were out of heat for longer than 3 weeks. At the time we were transitioning from 50 degree weather to now-6degree weather here in Minnesota in the last 3 weeks. When maintenance came in they told us our heater compressor needed to be replaced that’s why our heat hasn’t worked. We have sent emails asking for a time frame because we feel like it hasn’t been done in a timely manner. Temperature have came down to 67 degrees in our units (probably getting heat from other units) so not sure what to do next or what options we have? How cold is too cold to be ok without heat if other units are keeping heat at least at 67 degrees. We also pay heat for our unit but it’s shared by all the residents and what ever the heat bill is for the whole building it’s equally distributed to the residents based on square footage", "role": "user" }, { "content": "This is very specific to your city ordinances. Minnesota only has a general requirement of habitability. In general most cities that have an applicable ordinance it states that heating systems must be capable of heating to at least 68 degrees when required (notice the ordinances don’t typically say maintain the heat at this temperature). Need to figure out if your city has an ordinance and if so what temperature it requires. If the temperature is within 1-2 degrees of the ordinance may or may not be worth reporting -would be up to your judgement.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Landlord won’t fix the heat and it’s-6 degrees outside No heat: I live in an apartment complex that shares heat and we have our own digital dial to control our heat. We put a maintenance request about 3 weeks ago, because we haven’t heard the heat turn on. So we were out of heat for longer than 3 weeks. At the time we were transitioning from 50 degree weather to now-6degree weather here in Minnesota in the last 3 weeks. When maintenance came in they told us our heater compressor needed to be replaced that’s why our heat hasn’t worked. We have sent emails asking for a time frame because we feel like it hasn’t been done in a timely manner. Temperature have came down to 67 degrees in our units (probably getting heat from other units) so not sure what to do next or what options we have? How cold is too cold to be ok without heat if other units are keeping heat at least at 67 degrees. We also pay heat for our unit but it’s shared by all the residents and what ever the heat bill is for the whole building it’s equally distributed to the residents based on square footage", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Hi there! I’m the LegalFAQ bot. It looks like you may be experiencing housing issues related to housing or eviction. Come to https://legalfaq.org to find legal resources for renters in each state. You can also find links to local groups that can help you with legal, financial, or other problems at https://legalfaq.org/getHelp. Help us provide accurate advice to fellow redditors: if your post was related to housing or eviction, please like this comment; otherwise, please dislike this comment. *v0.1*", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Can I get in trouble for giving my neighbor his leaves back? I live in Louisiana and every year around this time I have to deal with this crap. My neighborhood is small and quiet and we generally love it, except that my neighbor is an asshole. My yard has no big trees in it and the small Crepe Myrtles I have make very little mess. My neighbor, on the other hand has a huge Live Oak and some other tree that has enormous fricken leaves. First off, he doesn’t take good care of his own yard so the leaves just pile up and eventually come into my yard, which is something I have always dealt with without making a big deal about it until a month or so ago. I came home a little early to eat lunch and he happened to be blowing off his driveway, straight into my yard. I didn’t say anything but I waited until he went inside and got my backpack blower(I own lawn service) and gave him his leaves back. Since then we have had a sort of silent war of leaves and yesterday I went outside and there were leaves literally covering my front porch and his yard was freshly cut. Not only did his mower blow the leaves in my yard but he then proceeded to blow the rest into my yard. He was outside so I asked him what his issue was and he said he had no issue and that the wind must have blown them in my yard. Bullshit, there was absolutely zero wind. So, once again, I waited until he went in and I did my thing, only this time his truck was in the driveway so it got covered and his azaleas and front porch had their fair share. He came outside and threatened to sue me, to which I asked him to please call the police if he felt that he had been done wrong in any way, and he said he was going to, but never did. My question is if it is illegal to give him his leaves back without it being considered litter or anything? I know it sounds stupid but my wife is paranoid because she just doesn’t want to deal with any BS. Thanks Tl; dr neighbor tried to give his leaves to me so I gave them back.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Just don't go onto his property. You may also want to setup a security camera to see if he is coming onto yours. That is if you are trying to get him in legal trouble.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Can I get in trouble for giving my neighbor his leaves back? I live in Louisiana and every year around this time I have to deal with this crap. My neighborhood is small and quiet and we generally love it, except that my neighbor is an asshole. My yard has no big trees in it and the small Crepe Myrtles I have make very little mess. My neighbor, on the other hand has a huge Live Oak and some other tree that has enormous fricken leaves. First off, he doesn’t take good care of his own yard so the leaves just pile up and eventually come into my yard, which is something I have always dealt with without making a big deal about it until a month or so ago. I came home a little early to eat lunch and he happened to be blowing off his driveway, straight into my yard. I didn’t say anything but I waited until he went inside and got my backpack blower(I own lawn service) and gave him his leaves back. Since then we have had a sort of silent war of leaves and yesterday I went outside and there were leaves literally covering my front porch and his yard was freshly cut. Not only did his mower blow the leaves in my yard but he then proceeded to blow the rest into my yard. He was outside so I asked him what his issue was and he said he had no issue and that the wind must have blown them in my yard. Bullshit, there was absolutely zero wind. So, once again, I waited until he went in and I did my thing, only this time his truck was in the driveway so it got covered and his azaleas and front porch had their fair share. He came outside and threatened to sue me, to which I asked him to please call the police if he felt that he had been done wrong in any way, and he said he was going to, but never did. My question is if it is illegal to give him his leaves back without it being considered litter or anything? I know it sounds stupid but my wife is paranoid because she just doesn’t want to deal with any BS. Thanks Tl; dr neighbor tried to give his leaves to me so I gave them back.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "I’d consider getting/renting an industrial blower and let it blow towards his house, his little leaf blower won’t stand a chance ;)", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Can I get in trouble for giving my neighbor his leaves back? I live in Louisiana and every year around this time I have to deal with this crap. My neighborhood is small and quiet and we generally love it, except that my neighbor is an asshole. My yard has no big trees in it and the small Crepe Myrtles I have make very little mess. My neighbor, on the other hand has a huge Live Oak and some other tree that has enormous fricken leaves. First off, he doesn’t take good care of his own yard so the leaves just pile up and eventually come into my yard, which is something I have always dealt with without making a big deal about it until a month or so ago. I came home a little early to eat lunch and he happened to be blowing off his driveway, straight into my yard. I didn’t say anything but I waited until he went inside and got my backpack blower(I own lawn service) and gave him his leaves back. Since then we have had a sort of silent war of leaves and yesterday I went outside and there were leaves literally covering my front porch and his yard was freshly cut. Not only did his mower blow the leaves in my yard but he then proceeded to blow the rest into my yard. He was outside so I asked him what his issue was and he said he had no issue and that the wind must have blown them in my yard. Bullshit, there was absolutely zero wind. So, once again, I waited until he went in and I did my thing, only this time his truck was in the driveway so it got covered and his azaleas and front porch had their fair share. He came outside and threatened to sue me, to which I asked him to please call the police if he felt that he had been done wrong in any way, and he said he was going to, but never did. My question is if it is illegal to give him his leaves back without it being considered litter or anything? I know it sounds stupid but my wife is paranoid because she just doesn’t want to deal with any BS. Thanks Tl; dr neighbor tried to give his leaves to me so I gave them back.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Two households, both alike in dignity..", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Can I get in trouble for giving my neighbor his leaves back? I live in Louisiana and every year around this time I have to deal with this crap. My neighborhood is small and quiet and we generally love it, except that my neighbor is an asshole. My yard has no big trees in it and the small Crepe Myrtles I have make very little mess. My neighbor, on the other hand has a huge Live Oak and some other tree that has enormous fricken leaves. First off, he doesn’t take good care of his own yard so the leaves just pile up and eventually come into my yard, which is something I have always dealt with without making a big deal about it until a month or so ago. I came home a little early to eat lunch and he happened to be blowing off his driveway, straight into my yard. I didn’t say anything but I waited until he went inside and got my backpack blower(I own lawn service) and gave him his leaves back. Since then we have had a sort of silent war of leaves and yesterday I went outside and there were leaves literally covering my front porch and his yard was freshly cut. Not only did his mower blow the leaves in my yard but he then proceeded to blow the rest into my yard. He was outside so I asked him what his issue was and he said he had no issue and that the wind must have blown them in my yard. Bullshit, there was absolutely zero wind. So, once again, I waited until he went in and I did my thing, only this time his truck was in the driveway so it got covered and his azaleas and front porch had their fair share. He came outside and threatened to sue me, to which I asked him to please call the police if he felt that he had been done wrong in any way, and he said he was going to, but never did. My question is if it is illegal to give him his leaves back without it being considered litter or anything? I know it sounds stupid but my wife is paranoid because she just doesn’t want to deal with any BS. Thanks Tl; dr neighbor tried to give his leaves to me so I gave them back.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Are you Rand Paul's neighbor? https://www.gq.com/story/inside-rand-pauls-neighborhood-fight", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Can I get in trouble for giving my neighbor his leaves back? I live in Louisiana and every year around this time I have to deal with this crap. My neighborhood is small and quiet and we generally love it, except that my neighbor is an asshole. My yard has no big trees in it and the small Crepe Myrtles I have make very little mess. My neighbor, on the other hand has a huge Live Oak and some other tree that has enormous fricken leaves. First off, he doesn’t take good care of his own yard so the leaves just pile up and eventually come into my yard, which is something I have always dealt with without making a big deal about it until a month or so ago. I came home a little early to eat lunch and he happened to be blowing off his driveway, straight into my yard. I didn’t say anything but I waited until he went inside and got my backpack blower(I own lawn service) and gave him his leaves back. Since then we have had a sort of silent war of leaves and yesterday I went outside and there were leaves literally covering my front porch and his yard was freshly cut. Not only did his mower blow the leaves in my yard but he then proceeded to blow the rest into my yard. He was outside so I asked him what his issue was and he said he had no issue and that the wind must have blown them in my yard. Bullshit, there was absolutely zero wind. So, once again, I waited until he went in and I did my thing, only this time his truck was in the driveway so it got covered and his azaleas and front porch had their fair share. He came outside and threatened to sue me, to which I asked him to please call the police if he felt that he had been done wrong in any way, and he said he was going to, but never did. My question is if it is illegal to give him his leaves back without it being considered litter or anything? I know it sounds stupid but my wife is paranoid because she just doesn’t want to deal with any BS. Thanks Tl; dr neighbor tried to give his leaves to me so I gave them back.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Whatever you do, don't cut his trees down.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Can I get in trouble for giving my neighbor his leaves back? I live in Louisiana and every year around this time I have to deal with this crap. My neighborhood is small and quiet and we generally love it, except that my neighbor is an asshole. My yard has no big trees in it and the small Crepe Myrtles I have make very little mess. My neighbor, on the other hand has a huge Live Oak and some other tree that has enormous fricken leaves. First off, he doesn’t take good care of his own yard so the leaves just pile up and eventually come into my yard, which is something I have always dealt with without making a big deal about it until a month or so ago. I came home a little early to eat lunch and he happened to be blowing off his driveway, straight into my yard. I didn’t say anything but I waited until he went inside and got my backpack blower(I own lawn service) and gave him his leaves back. Since then we have had a sort of silent war of leaves and yesterday I went outside and there were leaves literally covering my front porch and his yard was freshly cut. Not only did his mower blow the leaves in my yard but he then proceeded to blow the rest into my yard. He was outside so I asked him what his issue was and he said he had no issue and that the wind must have blown them in my yard. Bullshit, there was absolutely zero wind. So, once again, I waited until he went in and I did my thing, only this time his truck was in the driveway so it got covered and his azaleas and front porch had their fair share. He came outside and threatened to sue me, to which I asked him to please call the police if he felt that he had been done wrong in any way, and he said he was going to, but never did. My question is if it is illegal to give him his leaves back without it being considered litter or anything? I know it sounds stupid but my wife is paranoid because she just doesn’t want to deal with any BS. Thanks Tl; dr neighbor tried to give his leaves to me so I gave them back.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "If OP pays someone to clean his yard, and then captures the neighbor blowing his leaves into OPs yard on camera, can OP claim damages against the neighbor? Can OP throw any of their left overs from their trees into the neighbors lot?", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Can I get in trouble for giving my neighbor his leaves back? I live in Louisiana and every year around this time I have to deal with this crap. My neighborhood is small and quiet and we generally love it, except that my neighbor is an asshole. My yard has no big trees in it and the small Crepe Myrtles I have make very little mess. My neighbor, on the other hand has a huge Live Oak and some other tree that has enormous fricken leaves. First off, he doesn’t take good care of his own yard so the leaves just pile up and eventually come into my yard, which is something I have always dealt with without making a big deal about it until a month or so ago. I came home a little early to eat lunch and he happened to be blowing off his driveway, straight into my yard. I didn’t say anything but I waited until he went inside and got my backpack blower(I own lawn service) and gave him his leaves back. Since then we have had a sort of silent war of leaves and yesterday I went outside and there were leaves literally covering my front porch and his yard was freshly cut. Not only did his mower blow the leaves in my yard but he then proceeded to blow the rest into my yard. He was outside so I asked him what his issue was and he said he had no issue and that the wind must have blown them in my yard. Bullshit, there was absolutely zero wind. So, once again, I waited until he went in and I did my thing, only this time his truck was in the driveway so it got covered and his azaleas and front porch had their fair share. He came outside and threatened to sue me, to which I asked him to please call the police if he felt that he had been done wrong in any way, and he said he was going to, but never did. My question is if it is illegal to give him his leaves back without it being considered litter or anything? I know it sounds stupid but my wife is paranoid because she just doesn’t want to deal with any BS. Thanks Tl; dr neighbor tried to give his leaves to me so I gave them back.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Capture his acts on camera. Collect and bag leaves for disposal or compost. Send neighbor an invoice for your time and materials at a reasonable going rate for your area. Get quotes for per hour lawn care to set your rates. When ignored, take to small claims. Bring the video evidence of him blowing the leaves into your yard in the first place, video of you doing the cleanup, how long it took, your quotes, and your invoice. This does **not** apply to any leaves that *naturally* end up on your lawn. Blowing them back might be immediately satisfying but isn't legal and sets you up as the defendant in the above scenario. Or, set up a compost pile in your backyard along your property line with him, nearest his windows. Dispose of he leaves and other kitchen wastes there. Thank him for his contribution to your ~~ripe~~ organic compost heap.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Can I get in trouble for giving my neighbor his leaves back? I live in Louisiana and every year around this time I have to deal with this crap. My neighborhood is small and quiet and we generally love it, except that my neighbor is an asshole. My yard has no big trees in it and the small Crepe Myrtles I have make very little mess. My neighbor, on the other hand has a huge Live Oak and some other tree that has enormous fricken leaves. First off, he doesn’t take good care of his own yard so the leaves just pile up and eventually come into my yard, which is something I have always dealt with without making a big deal about it until a month or so ago. I came home a little early to eat lunch and he happened to be blowing off his driveway, straight into my yard. I didn’t say anything but I waited until he went inside and got my backpack blower(I own lawn service) and gave him his leaves back. Since then we have had a sort of silent war of leaves and yesterday I went outside and there were leaves literally covering my front porch and his yard was freshly cut. Not only did his mower blow the leaves in my yard but he then proceeded to blow the rest into my yard. He was outside so I asked him what his issue was and he said he had no issue and that the wind must have blown them in my yard. Bullshit, there was absolutely zero wind. So, once again, I waited until he went in and I did my thing, only this time his truck was in the driveway so it got covered and his azaleas and front porch had their fair share. He came outside and threatened to sue me, to which I asked him to please call the police if he felt that he had been done wrong in any way, and he said he was going to, but never did. My question is if it is illegal to give him his leaves back without it being considered litter or anything? I know it sounds stupid but my wife is paranoid because she just doesn’t want to deal with any BS. Thanks Tl; dr neighbor tried to give his leaves to me so I gave them back.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "If OP pays someone to clean his yard, and then captures the neighbor blowing his leaves into OPs yard on camera, can OP claim damages against the neighbor? Can OP throw any of their left overs from their trees into the neighbors lot?", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Can I get in trouble for giving my neighbor his leaves back? I live in Louisiana and every year around this time I have to deal with this crap. My neighborhood is small and quiet and we generally love it, except that my neighbor is an asshole. My yard has no big trees in it and the small Crepe Myrtles I have make very little mess. My neighbor, on the other hand has a huge Live Oak and some other tree that has enormous fricken leaves. First off, he doesn’t take good care of his own yard so the leaves just pile up and eventually come into my yard, which is something I have always dealt with without making a big deal about it until a month or so ago. I came home a little early to eat lunch and he happened to be blowing off his driveway, straight into my yard. I didn’t say anything but I waited until he went inside and got my backpack blower(I own lawn service) and gave him his leaves back. Since then we have had a sort of silent war of leaves and yesterday I went outside and there were leaves literally covering my front porch and his yard was freshly cut. Not only did his mower blow the leaves in my yard but he then proceeded to blow the rest into my yard. He was outside so I asked him what his issue was and he said he had no issue and that the wind must have blown them in my yard. Bullshit, there was absolutely zero wind. So, once again, I waited until he went in and I did my thing, only this time his truck was in the driveway so it got covered and his azaleas and front porch had their fair share. He came outside and threatened to sue me, to which I asked him to please call the police if he felt that he had been done wrong in any way, and he said he was going to, but never did. My question is if it is illegal to give him his leaves back without it being considered litter or anything? I know it sounds stupid but my wife is paranoid because she just doesn’t want to deal with any BS. Thanks Tl; dr neighbor tried to give his leaves to me so I gave them back.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Sounds like what you are doing is legal, and hilarious. As long as no damage occurs from flying debris contained in the leaves. I lived this same war for several years. Both ours and our neighbors 1/4 acre lots were heavily wooded, so we both had to clean up a lot of leaves. Neighbor would wait until we were not at home and then blow leaves onto ours and his other neighbors lots. My husband & I finally caught him outside one day and asked what he was doing. Guy actually responded “but they’re from YOUR trees!” I asked how he could tell which were his and which were ours, and why he was blowing leaves on the other neighbors yard that had no trees? No response. We started mowing a line down the property line. Cleaning up every leaf on our side and telling him to take care of what was on his side. He moved shortly after.", "role": "assistant" } ]

[ { "content": "Can I get in trouble for giving my neighbor his leaves back? I live in Louisiana and every year around this time I have to deal with this crap. My neighborhood is small and quiet and we generally love it, except that my neighbor is an asshole. My yard has no big trees in it and the small Crepe Myrtles I have make very little mess. My neighbor, on the other hand has a huge Live Oak and some other tree that has enormous fricken leaves. First off, he doesn’t take good care of his own yard so the leaves just pile up and eventually come into my yard, which is something I have always dealt with without making a big deal about it until a month or so ago. I came home a little early to eat lunch and he happened to be blowing off his driveway, straight into my yard. I didn’t say anything but I waited until he went inside and got my backpack blower(I own lawn service) and gave him his leaves back. Since then we have had a sort of silent war of leaves and yesterday I went outside and there were leaves literally covering my front porch and his yard was freshly cut. Not only did his mower blow the leaves in my yard but he then proceeded to blow the rest into my yard. He was outside so I asked him what his issue was and he said he had no issue and that the wind must have blown them in my yard. Bullshit, there was absolutely zero wind. So, once again, I waited until he went in and I did my thing, only this time his truck was in the driveway so it got covered and his azaleas and front porch had their fair share. He came outside and threatened to sue me, to which I asked him to please call the police if he felt that he had been done wrong in any way, and he said he was going to, but never did. My question is if it is illegal to give him his leaves back without it being considered litter or anything? I know it sounds stupid but my wife is paranoid because she just doesn’t want to deal with any BS. Thanks Tl; dr neighbor tried to give his leaves to me so I gave them back.", "role": "user" }, { "content": "Just put up a fence. Legally he isn't responsible for leaves that end up naturally in your side, and this will only escalate further.", "role": "assistant" } ]